Receive your free Morning Headlines email with news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our FREE Morning Headlines email An 85-year-old British national was shot in Sudan before his wife died of starvation after being left behind in the country. The family of Abdullah Sholgami and his 80-year-old wife, Alweya Rishwan, who … Read more
The first post-mortems of bodies found in mass graves on Monday linked to a Kenyan priest suspected of inciting followers to fast unto death confirmed starvation as the cause of death, officials said, although some victims suffocated. Died of knee. Nine children aged between one and 10 and a woman were examined by experts carrying … Read more
Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as the death toll was feared to rise. Police have spent days in the Shakhola forest near the coastal town of Malindi after receiving … Read more
The death toll in a case linked to a Kenyan cult rose to 73 on Monday, police sources told AFP, as investigators unearthed more bodies from mass graves in a forest near the coast. A major search is underway near the coastal town of Malindi, where dozens of bodies were exhumed over the weekend, sending … Read more
Sign up for our breaking news email to get free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free Latest News email Kenyan authorities have warned they “haven’t even scratched the surface” after the discovery of 58 emaciated bodies linked to a suspected starvation cult. Excavation is underway in … Read more
World Food Program chief David Beasley speaks to The Associated Press in the village of Wagalla in northern Kenya Aug. 19, 2022. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption toggle caption Brian Inganga/AP World Food Program chief David Beasley speaks to The Associated Press in the village of Wagalla in northern Kenya Aug. 19, 2022. Brian Inganga/AP UNITED … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 … Read more